Tara Luebbe | The Children’s Book Review From the time my three sons were babies, I read them picture books at bedtime. Because I owned a children’s toy and book store, my boys were a bit spoiled by having access to so many new titles all the time. Now that I write them, even though I no longer have the store, I am still hauling home a dozen new picture books a week (just from the library instead). My youngest, Nathan, is still in the picture book age group, so I continue to add current books to my family’s list. When…
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